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- Ben-Gurion
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noun,
David, 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, born in Poland: prime minister of Israel 1948–53, 1955–63.
- becursing
-
- Schonberg
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noun,
Arnold [ahr-nuh ld;; German ahr-nuh lt] /ˈɑr nəld;; German ˈɑr nəlt/ (Show IPA), 1874–1951, Austrian composer in the U.S.
- subregion
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noun,
a division or subdivision of a region, especially a division of a zoogeographical region.
- neighbors
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noun,
a person who lives near another.
- Schonbein
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noun,
Christian Friedrich [kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1799–1868, Swiss chemist.
- chinbones
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noun,
the anterior portion of the mandible, forming the prominence of the chin.
- ringbones
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noun,
a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.
- nose-ring
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noun,
a ring inserted in the nose of an animal, to facilitate leading it.
- churnings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that churns.
- roughens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- in-house
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adjective, adverb,
within, conducted within, or utilizing an organization's own staff or resources rather than external or nonstaff facilities:
- ruchings
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noun,
material for making a ruche.
- choregus
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noun,
choragus.
- brunches
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noun,
a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- chignons
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noun,
a large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair, worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head.
- scrounge
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noun,
a habitual borrower; sponger.
- brucines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- chinbone
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noun,
the anterior portion of the mandible, forming the prominence of the chin.
- bouncing
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noun,
a bound or rebound:
- bicornes
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- chorines
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- ringbone
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noun,
a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.
- coursing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that courses.
- bronchus
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noun,
either of the two main branches of the trachea.
- coinsure
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verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- bouncers
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noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- unhinges
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verb (used with object),
to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
- chinones
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noun,
quinone.
- Bighorns
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noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
- burgeons
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noun,
a bud; sprout.
- shinbone
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noun,
the tibia.
- negronis
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- grouches
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noun,
a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
- grunions
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noun,
a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand.
- cosigner
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noun,
a cosignatory.
- neighbor
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noun,
a person who lives near another.
- groschen
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noun,
a zinc or aluminum coin of Austria until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a schilling.
- churning
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that churns.
- Gisborne
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noun,
a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
- burnings
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noun,
the state, process, sensation, or effect of being on fire, burned, or subjected to intense heat.
- curbings
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noun,
the material forming a curb, as along a street.
- nonesuch
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noun,
a person or thing without equal; paragon.
- bournes
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- bounces
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noun,
a bound or rebound:
- chorine
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- hungers
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noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- Rubicon
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noun,
a river in N Italy flowing E into the Adriatic. 15 miles (24 km) long: in crossing this ancient boundary between Cisalpine Gaul and Italy, to march against Pompey in 49 b.c., Julius Caesar made a major military commitment.
- Bourges
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Cher, in central France: cathedral.
- ruching
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noun,
material for making a ruche.
- rugbies
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noun,
a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
- echinus
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noun,
any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- echino-
-
- bouncer
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noun,
a person or thing that bounces.
- suberin
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noun,
a waxlike, fatty substance, occurring in cork cell walls and in or between other cells, that on alkaline hydrolysis yields chiefly suberic acid.
- Boucher
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1703–70, French painter.
- grushie
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adjective,
healthy; thriving.
- subring
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noun,
a subset of a ring that is a subgroup under addition and that is closed under multiplication.
Compare ring1 (def 22).
- guenons
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noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- borings
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noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- shingon
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noun,
a Japanese form of syncretistic Buddhism founded in the 9th century by Kūkai (a.d. 774–835) and stressing the oral transmission of mystic formulas from master to disciple.
- nonuser
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noun,
a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- suberic
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adjective,
of or relating to cork.
- hernio-
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- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- obscure
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noun,
obscurity.
- curbing
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noun,
the material forming a curb, as along a street.
- Rhoecus
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noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- heinous
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adjective,
hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible:
- cunners
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noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- bunches
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noun,
a connected group; cluster:
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- bunnies
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noun,
Informal. a rabbit, especially a small or young one.
- shoring
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noun,
a number or system of shores for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc.
- Bushire
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noun,
a seaport in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf.
- bushing
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noun,
Electricity. a lining for a hole, intended to insulate and protect from abrasion one or more conductors that pass through it.
- burgeon
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noun,
a bud; sprout.
- Rushing
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noun,
a sequence of social events sponsored by a fraternity or sorority for prospective members prior to bidding and pledging.
- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- heroins
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- burnish
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noun,
gloss; brightness; luster:
- scourge
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noun,
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- horning
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noun,
shivaree (def 1).
- gunnies
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noun,
a strong, coarse material made commonly from jute, especially for bags or sacks; burlap.
- grunion
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noun,
a small, silvery food fish, Leuresthes tenuis, of southern California, that spawns at high tide in wet sand.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- nourish
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verb (used with object),
to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- brioche
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noun,
a light, sweet bun or roll made with eggs, yeast, and butter.
- richens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- cushion
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noun,
a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie.
- housing
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noun,
any shelter, lodging, or dwelling place.
- Cushing
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noun,
Caleb, 1800–79, U.S. statesman and diplomat.
- brogues
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noun,
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
- cheiro-
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- chinone
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noun,
quinone.
- bronch-
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- bronchi
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noun,
plural of bronchus.
- brucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, bitter, slightly water-soluble, very poisonous alkaloid, C 23 H 26 N 2 O 4 , obtained from the nux vomica tree Strychnos nux-vomica, and from other species of the same genus, resembling but not as powerful as strychnine in its pharmacological action: used chiefly in the denaturation of alcohol.
- nuncios
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noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- chignon
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noun,
a large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair, worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head.
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- igneous
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adjective,
Geology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma.
- burning
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noun,
the state, process, sensation, or effect of being on fire, burned, or subjected to intense heat.
- Bonheur
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noun,
Rosa [roh-zuh;; French raw-za] /ˈroʊ zə;; French rɔˈza/ (Show IPA), (Maria Rosalie Bonheur) 1822–99, French painter.
- scunner
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noun,
an irrational dislike; loathing:
- inshore
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adverb,
toward the shore:
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- Bighorn
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noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis canadensis, of the Rocky Mountains, with large, curving horns.
- roguish
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adjective,
pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- cohunes
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noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- bicorne
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- coignes
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- unhinge
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verb (used with object),
to remove (a door or the like) from hinges.
- unhorse
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verb (used with object),
to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
- unicorn
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noun,
a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Bergson
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.
- biogens
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noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Bergius
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noun,
Friedrich [free-drik;; German free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪk;; German ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1884–1949, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- Congers
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noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- benison
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noun,
benediction.
- congius
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a gallon (3.7853 liters).
- unrobes
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verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- consign
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verb (used with object),
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- Behring
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noun,
Emil von [ey-meel fuh n] /ˈeɪ mil fən/ (Show IPA), 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.
- scrouge
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verb (used with or without object),
to squeeze; crowd.
- Corning
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noun,
a city in S New York.
- Cornish
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noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- Negroni
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- Senghor
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noun,
Léopold Sédar [French ley-aw-pawld sey-dahr] /French leɪ ɔˈpɔld seɪˈdɑr/ (Show IPA), 1906–2001, African poet, teacher, and statesman: president of the Republic of Senegal 1960–80.
- Niebuhr
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noun,
Barthold Georg [bahr-tawlt gey-awrk] /ˈbɑr tɔlt geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1776–1831, German historian.
- Reunion
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noun,
the act of uniting again.
- eugonic
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adjective,
thriving on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to dysgonic).
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- birchen
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adjective,
of or relating to birch.
- surgeon
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noun,
a physician who specializes in surgery.
- rousing
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noun,
a rousing.
- Gronchi
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noun,
Giovanni [jaw-vahn-nee] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni/ (Show IPA), 1887–1978, Italian statesman: president 1955–62.
- Noguchi
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noun,
Hideyo [hee-de-yaw] /ˈhi dɛˌyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1928, Japanese physician and bacteriologist in the U.S.
- cringes
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- roughen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rough or rougher.
- Birches
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- censor
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- conure
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noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- grouse
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noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- Hebron
-
noun,
an ancient city of Palestine, formerly in W Jordan; occupied by Israel 1967–97; since 1997 under Palestinian self-rule.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- rhenic
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adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- orgies
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noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- chorus
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noun,
Music.
a group of persons singing in unison.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- Henson
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noun,
Jim (James Maury Henson) 1936–90, U.S. puppeteer: creator of the Muppets.
- coring
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noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- cosher
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- gobies
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noun,
any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Heroin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- heroic
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Gibeon
-
noun,
a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
- churns
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noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- busher
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noun,
bush leaguer (def 1).
- cosign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- busing
-
noun,
the transporting of students by bus to schools outside their neighborhoods, especially as a means of achieving socioeconomic or racial diversity among students in a public school.
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- Busoni
-
noun,
Ferruccio (Benvenuto) [fer-root-chaw ben-ve-noo-taw] /fɛrˈrut tʃɔ ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Italian composer and pianist.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- conges
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- cherub
-
noun,
a celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.
- grouch
-
noun,
a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- cohune
-
noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Gunner
-
noun,
a person who operates a gun or cannon.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chiro-
-
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- chori-
-
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Greco-
-
- Coburg
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noun,
a piece-dyed or printed twill dress fabric or lining cloth.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- grinch
-
noun,
a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- ouches
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- coigne
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- shogun
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noun,
the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor.
- groins
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- guenon
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- Gibson
-
noun,
a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
- Gusher
-
noun,
a flowing oil well, usually of large capacity.
- Conger
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- coughs
-
noun,
the act or sound of coughing.
- regius
-
adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- chigoe
-
noun,
a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- serbo-
-
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chino-
-
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- chouse
-
noun,
a swindle.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Chron.
-
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- burins
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- unborn
-
adjective,
not yet born; yet to come; future:
- Bingen
-
noun,
Hildegard von (Hildegard of Bingen"Sibyl of the Rhine") 1098–1178, German nun, healer, writer, and composer.
- binges
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- inrush
-
noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- bingos
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- inorg.
-
- biogen
-
noun,
a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
- roughs
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- Ingush
-
noun,
a member of a Sunni Muslim people living north of the Caucasus Mountains, closely related to the Chechen.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- Rubens
-
noun,
Peter Paul [pee-ter pawl;; Flemish pey-tuh r poul] /ˈpi tər pɔl;; Flemish ˈpeɪ tər paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1577–1640, Flemish painter.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Inchon
-
noun,
a seaport in W South Korea.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- inborn
-
adjective,
naturally present at birth; innate.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Bonnes
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- Bonnie
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “good.”.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Subroc
-
noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- Borges
-
noun,
Jorge Luis [hawr-he lwees] /ˈhɔr hɛ lwis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Boring
-
noun,
Machinery.
the act or process of making or enlarging a hole.
the hole so made.
- inurns
-
verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- engin.
-
- Bouche
-
noun,
a curved indentation in an upper corner of a jousting shield, serving as a lance rest: used from the 14th to the 17th century.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Ensign
-
noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- necro-
-
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- urino-
-
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- enough
-
adverb,
in a quantity or degree that answers a purpose or satisfies a need or desire; sufficiently.
- urchin
-
noun,
a mischievous boy.
- begins
-
verb (used with object),
to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- Beguin
-
noun,
a Beghard.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- beings
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- bhungi
-
noun,
bhangi.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Bering
-
noun,
Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
- Ennius
-
noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), 239–169? b.c, Roman poet.
- unison
-
noun,
coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- neuro-
-
- Benoni
-
noun,
a city in the NE of the Republic of South Africa, near Johannesburg: gold mines.
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- ennuis
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- benign
-
adjective,
having a kindly disposition; gracious:
- unrobe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to disrobe; undress.
- suborn
-
verb (used with object),
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime.
- rubies
-
noun,
a red variety of corundum, used as a gem.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- genous
-
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- run-in
-
noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- cunner
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- Brunei
-
noun,
a sultanate under British protection on the NW coast of Borneo: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1984. 2220 sq. mi. (5750 sq. km). Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.
- brunch
-
noun,
a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- bougie
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical.
a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, especially the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc.
a suppository.
- bruins
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Ogburn
-
noun,
William Fielding, 1886–1959, U.S. sociologist and educator.
- Bunche
-
noun,
Ralph (Johnson) 1904–71, U.S. diplomat: at the United Nations 1946–71; Nobel Peace Prize 1950.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- Bunsen
-
noun,
Robert Wilhelm [rob-ert wil-helm;; German roh-bert vil-helm] /ˈrɒb ərt ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈroʊ bɛrt ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1811–99, German chemist.
- buries
-
noun,
Nautical. housing1 (def 8a, b).
- onrush
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- Burgos
-
noun,
a city in N Spain: Gothic cathedral.
- burghs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- hiero-
-
- gerous
-
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- bunion
-
noun,
inflammation of the synovial bursa of the great toe, usually resulting in enlargement of the joint and lateral displacement of the toe.
- rhino-
-
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- bunger
-
noun,
a firecracker.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- buncos
-
noun,
bunko.
- Bruges
-
noun,
a city in NW Belgium: connected by canal with its seaport, Zeebrugge.
- bruise
-
noun,
an injury due to bruising; contusion.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- brings
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- nosing
-
noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- Hunger
-
noun,
a compelling need or desire for food.
- Brogue
-
noun,
an Irish accent in the pronunciation of English.
- Bourse
-
noun,
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
- bourns
-
noun,
burn2 .
- Bourne
-
noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- bourgs
-
noun,
a town.
- bounce
-
noun,
a bound or rebound:
- broche
-
noun,
(in weaving tapestries) a device on which the filling yarn is wound, used as a shuttle in passing through the shed of the loom to deposit the yarn.
- hubris
-
noun,
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- houris
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- brough
-
noun,
broch.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- hosing
-
noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- gibus
-
noun,
opera hat.
- rhin-
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Euro-
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- ergo-
-
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- gibes
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- hocus
-
verb (used with object),
to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- NoibN
-
- Igbos
-
noun,
Ibo.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- icons
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- incr.
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- Hung.
-
- Hugin
-
noun,
one of the two ravens of Odin that brought him news from the whole world.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- nuci-
-
- House
-
noun,
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- Hours
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- houri
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- incor
-
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- neur-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Nguni
-
noun,
a member of a group of culturally and linguistically related peoples of southern and eastern Africa, including the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Nihon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- inurn
-
verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Ninus
-
noun,
the legendary husband of Semiramis and founder of Nineveh.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- reni-
-
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- Guin.
-
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- gursh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Horeb
-
noun,
a mountain sometimes identified with Mount Sinai.
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Hogue
-
noun,
La [la] /la/ (Show IPA), La Hogue.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- 30-30
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- orig.
-
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hier-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- herns
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- orch.
-
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Oreg.
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Bueno
-
interjection,
good; all right.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- BSChE
-
- Brush
-
noun,
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
- Bruno
-
noun,
Giordano [jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1548?–1600, Italian philosopher.
- Brunn
-
noun,
German name of Brno.
- Bruin
-
noun,
a bear, especially a European brown bear.
- Bruhn
-
noun,
Erik (Belton Evers) 1928–86, Danish ballet dancer.
- Bruch
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1838–1920, German composer and conductor.
- Broun
-
noun,
(Matthew) Heywood (Campbell) 1888–1939, U.S. journalist, essayist, and novelist.
- buhrs
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- broch
-
noun,
a circular stone tower built around the beginning of the Christian era, having an inner and an outer wall, found on the Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, the Hebrides, and the mainland of Scotland.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Bring
-
Verb phrases,
bring about, to accomplish; cause:
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brig.
-
- sough
-
noun,
a sighing, rustling, or murmuring sound.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Bunch
-
noun,
a connected group; cluster:
- Bourn
-
noun,
burn2 .
- shrug
-
noun,
the movement of raising and contracting the shoulders.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chin.
-
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- shrub
-
noun,
a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- bunco
-
noun,
bunko.
- sing.
-
- Busch
-
noun,
Adolf Georg Wilhelm [German gey-awrk] /German geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), 1891–1952, Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Germany.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Burns
-
noun,
Arthur F(rank) 1904–1987, U.S. economist, born in Austria: chairman of the Federal Reserve Board 1970–78.
- burin
-
noun,
a tempered steel rod, with a lozenge-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for engraving furrows in metal.
- Singh
-
- burgs
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- burgh
-
noun,
(in Scotland) an incorporated town having its own charter and some degree of political independence from the surrounding area.
- Sino-
-
- Bunin
-
noun,
Ivan Alekseevich [ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksye-yi-vyich] /iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1953, Russian poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1933.
- bungs
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- Bourg
-
noun,
a town.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Bergh
-
noun,
Henry, 1811–88, U.S. social reformer: founder of A.S.P.C.A.
- Ugric
-
noun,
a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
- bingo
-
noun,
a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
- binge
-
noun,
a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- UNCIO
-
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- UNHCR
-
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- bergs
-
noun,
iceberg.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- Birch
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood.
Compare birch family.
- Bennu
-
noun,
Benu.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Benin
-
noun,
Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- Beng.
-
- bench
-
noun,
a long seat for several persons:
- being
-
noun,
the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
- begun
-
verb,
past participle of begin.
- Begin
-
noun,
Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Usbeg
-
noun,
Uzbek.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- biog.
-
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- subch
-
- Bonne
-
noun,
a maid-servant.
- Bough
-
noun,
a branch of a tree, especially one of the larger or main branches.
- bosun
-
noun,
boatswain.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- Bosch
-
noun,
Carl or Karl, 1874–1940, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1931.
- Bornu
-
noun,
a former sultanate in Africa, SW of Lake Chad: now largely a province in Nigeria.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- bonus
-
noun,
something given or paid over and above what is due.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Bonns
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bongs
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- Sunni
-
noun,
Also called Sunnite. a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam, regarding the first four caliphs as legitimate successors of Muhammad and stressing the importance of Sunna as a basis for law.
Compare Shiʿite.
- bogus
-
noun,
Printing, Journalism. matter set, by union requirement, by a compositor and later discarded, duplicating the text of an advertisement for which a plate has been supplied or type set by another publisher.
- Bogue
-
noun,
a bayou, stream, or waterway.
- Bogie
-
noun,
Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boche
-
noun,
Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- surg.
-
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- Bunns
-
noun,
bun1 (def 1).
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cough
-
noun,
the act or sound of coughing.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- cores
-
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- Cons.
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Conn.
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- Cong.
-
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- sebi-
-
- econ.
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- engr.
-
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- rough
-
noun,
something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Ruben
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Reuben (defs 1, 2).
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Nebr.
-
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Chung
-
noun,
(in Confucianism) conscientiousness in one's dealings with others.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- chugs
-
noun,
a short, dull, explosive sound:
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- chubs
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- Seric
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Sig.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- sur-
-
- org.
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- ughs
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- shr.
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USCG
-
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Neh.
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- uni-
-
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- sech
-
- scr.
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- nubs
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- obs.
-
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- sec.
-
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Reg.
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Soni
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ScBE
-
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- SBIC
-
- non-
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sch.
-
- sugh
-
noun, verb (used with object),
sough2 .
- Rus.
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sub-
-
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- sci.
-
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Nor.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- USRC
-
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- enc.
-
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- cur.
-
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Ens.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cog.
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- Cor.
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cres
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Cobh
-
noun,
a seaport in S Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- gobs
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gres
-
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- guib
-
noun,
bushbuck.
- Gobi
-
noun,
a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- eous
-
- Gen.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eso-
-
- Eur.
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gibe
-
noun,
a taunting or sarcastic remark.
- gibs
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- 1080
-
- Heb.
-
- Borg
-
noun,
Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- bong
-
noun,
a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
- Bonn
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, on the Rhine: seat of the government; former capital of West Germany.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bor.
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- bosh
-
noun,
absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.
- boun
-
verb (used with or without object),
to prepare; make ready.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Bohr
-
noun,
Aage Niels [aw-guh neels] /ˈɔ gə nils/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, Danish physicist: Nobel Prize 1975 (son of Niels Bohr).
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Benu
-
noun,
the sacred bird of ancient Egypt, corresponding to the phoenix.
- BRCS
-
- BChE
-
- bchs
-
plural,
bunch.
- begs
-
noun,
bey.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Berg
-
noun,
iceberg.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Bing
-
noun,
a heap or pile.
- bio-
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- cis-
-
- Chr.
-
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chg.
-
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- chs.
-
- cen.
-
- chub
-
noun,
a common freshwater fish, Leuciscus cephalus, of European waters, having a thick, fusiform body.
- chug
-
noun,
a short, dull, explosive sound:
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CERN
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- BSIR
-
- BSCE
-
- BSCh
-
- BSEc
-
- BSGE
-
- BSHE
-
- BSIE
-
- buhr
-
noun,
burr1 (def 1).
- Bush
-
noun,
a low plant with many branches that arise from or near the ground.
- bung
-
noun,
a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- Bunn
-
noun,
bun1 (def 1).
- Bur.
-
- Burg
-
noun,
Informal. a city or town.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- bus.
-
- gush
-
noun,
a sudden, copious outflow of a fluid.
- ergs
-
- Hebr
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- hugs
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- Hugo
-
noun,
Victor (Marie, Viscount) [vik-ter muh-ree;; French veek-tawr ma-ree] /ˈvɪk tər məˈri;; French vikˈtɔr maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
- Hugi
-
noun,
a young man, a personification of thought, who defeated Thialfi in a race.
- HUGE
-
adjective,
extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent:
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- Hos.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hor.
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hobs
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Ice.
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- NEbn
-
- iso-
-
- ISBN
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- ious
-
- ins.
-
- ICSH
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inc.
-
- ign.
-
- Igbo
-
noun,
Ibo.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- her.
-
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- ing
-
- NNE
-
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- CBE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ch.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CBS
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- INH
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ose
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- BSE
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- bsh
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- NIH
-
- IOC
-
- bun
-
noun,
any of a wide variety of variously shaped bread rolls, usually leavened and slightly sweetened or plain, sometimes containing spices, dried currants, etc.
- SNU
-
- BSN
-
- BSO
-
- bu.
-
- Bug
-
noun,
Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- CEO
-
- ine
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- CIB
-
- CIE
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- GSR
-
- ons
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- GSC
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- CNN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- CNS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- IBN
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ier
-
- NOC
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CGI
-
- CGS
-
- ChB
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- in.
-
- sho
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- IHS
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- NbE
-
- ne-
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- ur-
-
- uns
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- NBS
-
- NBC
-
- ure
-
- UNO
-
- BHC
-
- bi-
-
- NCO
-
- BIE
-
- ung
-
- Une
-
- beg
-
noun,
bey.
- bec
-
- unc
-
- USB
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- BCE
-
- USC
-
- BCh
-
plural,
bunch.
- be-
-
- BCS
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- BSC
-
- Br.
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- big
-
noun,
the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
- IUS
-
- io-
-
- BRE
-
- IRO
-
- NHG
-
- NHI
-
- NHS
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- hr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NGC
-
- SRB
-
- Sr.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- IOU
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- HCR
-
- ugh
-
noun,
the sound of a cough, grunt, or the like.
- UCR
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- ish
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- bog
-
noun,
wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
- SUG
-
- HBO
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- NES
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- ib.
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ics
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Esc
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- eu-
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- ROG
-
- GBE
-
- GCB
-
- gi.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- GCE
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- GCR
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- OSB
-
- OBE
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- RBC
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- RBI
-
- NEC
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- ROI
-
- GCI
-
- Geb
-
noun,
the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
- Oc.
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- gob
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- OIr
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- oic
-
- ONI
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- ONR
-
- Gr.
-
- GRB
-
- gre
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ges
-
- Hob
-
noun,
a projection or shelf at the back or side of a fireplace, used for keeping food warm.
- OCR
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- OCS
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Gib
-
noun,
a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
- OHG
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rhb
-
- RGB
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- CNO
-
- Ehr
-
- RCN
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- SCB
-
- Re.
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- nub
-
noun,
the point, gist, or heart of something.
- NSU
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- NSC
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sb.
-
- SBE
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- sc.
-
- CSR
-
- Eg.
-
- CSO
-
- NRC
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRS
-
- nr.
-
- hub
-
noun,
the central part of a wheel, as that part into which the spokes are inserted.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- hug
-
noun,
a tight clasp with the arms; embrace.
- RCS
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- se-
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- EBS
-
- ec-
-
- ECG
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- EbN
-
- ob.
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- RSE
-
- eo-
-
- Rs.
-
- R.
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- IG
-
- rg
-
- CU
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RN
-
- GN
-
- RC
-
- O.
-
- B-
-
- BC
-
- HG
-
- RU
-
- NI
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- OG
-
- BO
-
- h.
-
- SN
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RI
-
- HB
-
- NG
-
- GU
-
- UB
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- GC
-
- Eb
-
- NH
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- GB
-
- G.
-
- RO
-
- CE
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- BG
-
- NC
-
- EI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- GH
-
- RH
-
- SU
-
- SG
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- S.
-
- NB
-
- N.
-
- CB
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- UI
-
- BH
-